And remember to build evidence lists against each skill. eg 'Project Management': Kept to time? On budget? Tangible 'Impacts'? Recorded 'Outputs'? Team management (Scrum over guesswork?)... Also use the training opportunities that unis offer to build these skills...

Surely being an 'author' means you have been so involved in the paper's day-to-day research, analysis and write-up, that you have the authority to validate the work. Publishing more than one a week massively weakens that claim!

is it that the authors were at fault, or the journal editors failed to bring sufficient scrutiny prior to publication?

Life gets complex when papers are retracted... but I guess the only solution is to check with journal listings that your citations are still current before submitting your work for publication... a good way of double-checking the accuracy of your citation details

I'm not sure it has to all but disappear, or there will be a multi-year gap in your timeline... but I'd like to know what skills you picked up while doing it that will make you an outstanding candidate for the advertised position... research skills, time management, resilience..

The key with any job application will be your transferrable skills - what have you learned to be 'great at' that will benefit your future employer?